MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (PCS)

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1/12/2010: MetroPCS announced it was revamping its calling plans with taxes and fees included in the new prices. The new plans start at $40 for unlimited calling, texting and Web access. Since the new plans offer more features and have taxes included, their prices are about 10 percent lower.

PCS expects margins in its established "core markets" to decline to from 40% to about mid 30%.

MetroPCS said it added 317,000 subscribers in Q4-2009, nearly 39% fewer than its net addition of 520,000 but better than the 66,000 it added in Q3-2009.

PCS ended 2009 with just over 6.6 million subscribers, up from 5.4 million at the end of 2008.